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Trial Information

General Information

Title

Impact evaluation of the Economic Inclusion Programme in Kenya

RCT ID

AEARCTR-0014157

Initial registration date

August 09, 2024

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published

August 14, 2024, 2:36 PM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

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Primary Investigator

Name

Sylvia Blom

Affiliation

OPM

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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status

On going

Start date

2020-01-01

End date

2025-08-01

Keywords

Agriculture, Finance & Microfinance, Firms & Productivity

Additional Keywords

JEL code(s)

O12

Secondary IDs

Prior work

This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.

Abstract

The Economic Inclusion Programme (EIP) is a sub-component of KSEIP which focuses on fostering the social and economic inclusion of extremely poor households by increasing their access to skills, productive inputs and assets, finance, and economic opportunities. The impact evaluation of the EIP aims to identify, quantify, and explain the causal effects of the programme on the socioeconomic conditions of beneficiaries and of the communities in which they live. The impact evaluation is being conducted in three of the five EIP intervention counties. The quantitative design comprises four separate randomised control trials (RCTs), one in Marsabit, one in Kisumu, and two in Taita Taveta.

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Registration Citation

Citation

Blom, Sylvia. 2024. "Impact evaluation of the Economic Inclusion Programme in Kenya." AEA RCT Registry. August 14. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14157-1.0

Sponsors & Partners

Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)

The Economic Inclusion Programme (EIP) is a sub-component of KSEIP which focuses on
fostering the social and economic inclusion of extremely poor households by increasing their
access to skills, productive inputs and assets, finance, and economic opportunities. The EIP
package includes regular consumption support, skills training, asset transfer/seed capital, savings
groups, and mentoring.

Intervention Start Date

2022-06-01

Intervention End Date

2023-12-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)

Poverty status, assets, savings, and food security.

Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Poverty status will be measured using a comprehensive consumption module and assessed using Kenya's national poverty measurement tool

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)

Business activities, income (quantity and sources)

Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

The impact evaluation is being conducted in three of the five EIP intervention counties. The
quantitative design comprises four separate randomised control trials (RCTs), specific to each
evaluation area:
• Marsabit RCT,
• Kisumu RCT,
• Mwatate (Taita Taveta) RCT,
• Taveta (Taita Taveta) RCT,
The quantitative baseline survey covered 30 households per village for a total sample size of 3,600
households across 120 treatment and control villages (900 households in each RCT, equally split
between separate treatment and control group villages).

Experimental Design Details

Not available

Randomization Method

Computer randomisation

Randomization Unit

Village

Was the treatment clustered?

Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters

120 villages

Sample size: planned number of observations

3600 households

Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms

1800 tmt households in 60 villages; 1800 control households in 60 villages

Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)

Supporting Documents and Materials

IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name

OPM ethical review board

IRB Approval Date

2020-12-01

IRB Approval Number

N/A

Analysis Plan